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Software Engineer, Storage

DoorDash

Location

San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, New York, NY

Type

Full-time

Posted

6/25/2026

Compensation

$193,800 - $285,000 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
Approval 98.3%·Filings 469·New hires 45·
Established Sponsor
·FY 2025

Job description

The Storage team at DoorDash is focused on building and operating a high-performance, scalable, and reliable data abstraction layer. This role involves working on two teams that tackle unique challenges related to storage systems and distributed data platforms. The primary goal is to create a platform that enhances developer experience while ensuring data reliability and performance. Candidates should be passionate about distributed systems and eager to contribute to foundational infrastructure at scale.

Requirements

  • You have 2+ years of fulltime working experience in designing, building and maintaining scalable, distributed data infrastructure.
  • You are proficient in GoLang, or Java with a deeper expertise in multi-threading, distributed systems and databases.
  • You have deep expertise in NoSQL databases such as Cassandra, DynamoDB, or similar.
  • You have experience with distributed caching systems like Redis and Memcached.
  • You have expertise in workflow/orchestration engines such as Temporal, Cadence, or Argo.

Responsibilities

  • Build and optimize distributed storage systems that improve data reliability, consistency, and performance.
  • Own high-leverage control-plane services with clear customer impact and strong reliability requirements.
  • Develop and maintain data abstraction services tailored for high-throughput, low-latency workloads.
  • Implement and refine caching strategies using Redis, Memcached, and similar technologies.
  • Collaborate with teams across infrastructure, platform, and application layers to ensure seamless data access and storage performance.
  • Drive innovation in storage architecture by identifying and addressing scalability and efficiency challenges.

Benefits

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